Tales From the Tundra: A Collection of Inuit Stories

Tales From the Tundra A Collection of Inuit Stories Learn why the raven is black Hear about how a little boy was transformed into a bird Find out why a walrus once had antlers and how an earth spirit pulled the first caribou from the ground Retold by I

Title: Tales From the Tundra: A Collection of Inuit Stories

Author: Ibi Kaslik Anthony Brennan

ISBN: 9781926569154

Page: 317

Format: Paperback

Learn why the raven is black Hear about how a little boy was transformed into a bird Find out why a walrus once had antlers and how an earth spirit pulled the first caribou from the ground Retold by Ibi Kaslik and brought to life by the illustrations of Anthony Brennan, these fascinating traditional stories will capture the imagination of young readers and introduce theLearn why the raven is black Hear about how a little boy was transformed into a bird Find out why a walrus once had antlers and how an earth spirit pulled the first caribou from the ground Retold by Ibi Kaslik and brought to life by the illustrations of Anthony Brennan, these fascinating traditional stories will capture the imagination of young readers and introduce them to the rich mythology of the Canadian Inuit.

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This book contains 5 different stories from the Inuit culture. Several of them are about various animals - origin stories, or one (the raven and the loon) is a tale similar to kipling's just so stories (like how the elephant got his trunk). It's a cute book. The stories are kept fairly short, and are easy for younger readers to read and understand (thought they might have to look up what a ptarmigan and a Snow Bunting are. I know I need to.). The illustrations are quite interesting as well - ver [...]